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The MPAA and their friends have reportedly trained dogs to sniff out bags or packages that contain CDs or DVDs. Apparently, these dogs are being used as we speak at Standsted airport, in the UK, to sniff packages being sent by FedEx.

For the time being, Lucky and Flo are working at a FedEx shipping center at Stansted Airport where they are sniffing packages that are shipped around the world. Trainers say the dogs have been notifying customs agents of packages with discs in them. The packages have been opened but so far no pirated movies have been found.

What sick group of people trains dogs so they can victimize people that buy their products? These people are nuts. I'd have to insane to support their business model.

Also, unless you're all right with having your package opened, I guess you should not send DVDs or CDs via FedEx in the UK.

Comments

• This seems highly impractical! It's terrible news, as I was just licking the envelope of a mixtape love jams CD for you to listen to while riding your heely's with your girl.

  by LEE on 2006-07-13 15:12:16

• damnit! CD's are the new cocain!

  by sascha/hdrs on 2006-07-13 16:55:53

• This is something you could really have fun with. In every package you send, just include a CD or DVD with nothing on it, or at least something on it to avoid any tax issues with blank media, then label the dummy CD/DVD with an appropriate message (I leave the content of the message up to your imagination). Then wrap the CD in multiple layers of packing material, or perhaps inside something that is insurable and will most likely be destroyed upon opening.

  by Christopher Wigginton on 2006-07-13 17:47:49

• This seems really invasive - it basically takes a 'guilty until proven innocent' approach - the dogs can't smell the difference between real and pirated CDs/DVDs - so every package has to be pulled out of journey and await somebody to 'inspect' it. This I imagine isn't necessarily and easy task since a) pirate copies can have hugh production values and b) even legal CDs/DVDs may be posted without any proof of ownership - presents for example, which I imagine must be unwrapped and we all know that distribution of CDs/DVDs you legally own is apparently breach of copyright too. This is a disaster and I hope some plucky Americans form a lawsuit (nothing flies in the UK really)

  by Jon B on 2006-07-13 17:56:58

• There is no end to this madness. But one day the MPAA's going to shoot itself in the foot. Or someday, they'r going to be countered sued to hell. Bet it.

  by Adedeji Olowe on 2006-07-14 07:17:56

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  by Linux guy on 2006-07-16 20:41:11

• I just ordered some DVD's from Great Britan... It's been weeks and they haven't arrived. They contain non-copyrighted information on them... But I wonder....

  by Kreed on 2006-10-06 04:56:23

• I don't get it. How is it legal to watch or listen to other people's property?

  by Alex on 2007-07-04 13:10:30

• I send all my dvds and cds I sell first class mail I usually get it there faster and I never use anything but the post office... just more convient for me

  by Dvd or cds on 2008-06-16 06:00:56